Scoop attachment for tractors



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poration of Wisconsin Application October 23, 1947, Serial No. 781,695

The present invention hydraulic liftfor which to raise and lower the scoop.

Objects of the-present invention are to provide a-sco'op which can'be quickly attached'and 2 Claims. (01. 37-126) relates to a dump scoop attachment for tractors having preferably a detached, which is simple and easy to operate, a

durable and can be manufactured at low cost.

An object of my invention is to provide a scoop having an improved dumping mechanism which makes the scoop more stable and provides more convenient and effective means for manually dumping and returning the scoop to an operating position.

Another object is to provide a scoop attachment which will retain the scoop at'substantially all load carrying positions in'a generally backward tilting position whereby the retaining of the load is facilitated.

A further object of the present invention is to add to the work capacity per day by making the operations moreconvenient for the operator of the tractor and thereby add to the value of the toggle-like attachment.

- To these and other useful ends my invention consists of parts, combinations of parts or their equivalents and mode of operation as hereinafter described and claimed and shown inthe accompanying drawings in. which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my scoop, shown as attached to a conventional tractor and in its operating or loading position.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the device as shown in Figure 1. I

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 except showing the position of the scoop directl after the lifting mechanism begins to operate.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 illustrating the scoop in a lifted position for transporting the material Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 the scoop has been dumped.

In the drawings reference character A designates the tractor, reference character B designates the scoop. The dumping mechanism and connections to the tractor are clearly shown in the various figures wherein the draw bars comprise front and rear members ||0 and I, these members being hingediy connected together as at |2-|'2. Members II have a cross bar l3 which is adapted to limit the down movement of hinge |2 by resting on member I 0 and to stiffen the structure. Members ill at their front ends are hingediy connected to the frame 9 of the tractor and to opposite sides of the frame as at |4|4. 'The hydraulic power lift of the tractor (not shown) is preferably positioned within frame 9 and having a shaft which protrudes on opposite sides of the frame,

but after each protruding end having levers lB-ii se- Holstein, Win. a corcured thereto. Links at their. lower ends are hingediy connected to members l0 as at ll-IO and being preferably forked at their upper ends as at |9-| 9 the forks being each hinged to blocks -20 the blocks being hinged tothe forked ends of levers It as at '2|--2|.

Scoop B comprises side plates -25 their bottoms and rear ends being connectedby means of plate 28, this plate being preferably formed in one piece and welded to the bottoms'and rear ends of plates 25.

On the forward end of member B I secure a cutting blade 21; thus member B is complete .except' on plates 25, I provide stiffening members 20 and 29. Side bars 30-30 are preferably pivoted to members 28 as at 3| and secured together at their upper ends by means preferably of a tube 32'forming a frame, the upper side of,

the tube having a bracket 33 with two or more spaced apart holes 34 to which a push bar 35 is pivotally secured, the push bar extending forwardly and being hinged to tractor 9 in any convenient manner as at 36.

Figure 1 illustrates the scoop when in an operating positionand at this timemembers l0 and II are extended to full length. When the power lift first begins to raise members l0 these -members and members II will assume the position shown in Figure 3, thus shortening the space between pivots l4 and 3| resulting inraising the front end of the scoop or tilting the scoop back as shown. The objects of this movement are two-fold.

First before the power lift' is required to lift the major weight of the scoop, its front end is lifted so as to tear the material or sod loose; second to retain all of the material on the scoop by tilting it back, without a change in the dumping mechanism. The dumping mechanism oomprises trip bars 40-40 on opposite sides of the scoop andwhich are hinged to corresponding bars 4|4| as at 42 to provide toggle-like tilt control members.

Each bar 40 terminates as at 43 andhas se-- cured thereto hook over members 44 which lay on'members 4|, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. Members 4| at their rear ends 7 are pivoted to members 29 as at 45. 'The forward ends of members 40 have secured thereto a shaft 46 which is rotatably mounted in lugs 4'|-4'i secured to tube 32. Thus members 40 at their rear ends may swing upward on shaft 46 as an axis and members 4| may swing up- I secure an L shaped rod -50 to shaft 40 in about t e position shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 when he bars 40-40 and 4l-4l are extended. When it is desired to dump the scoop the operator of the tractor-reaches back and pulls onthe free end of member I50, so as to raise pivots 42 thereby releasing the bars 40-40 and 4|- -4l from dead center interlock, after which time the scoop is free to assume the position shown in Figure 5 and remain in this position until it is desired to move the scoop to the position shown in Figure 1. Generally this is automatically accomplished after the operator moves the free end of member 60 upward a short distance. If the toggle-like members 4040, 4l-4i are not fully locked automatically as shown in Figure 1 after the scoopis lowered for operation this is accomplished by pushing rearward on the free end of member 50. i

Both sides of the scoop at its rear end are held definitely in position by the bars 40-40, ll-ll so the rear end of the scoop can not sa at one side or the other, either because of the load in the scoop or because of an excessive pull against one, end of the blade' 21 while loading the scoop.

In the construction illustrated the position of the scoop during lifting and carrying is controlled by a stop 5| disposed between each member If and the corresponding member 30 whereby a predetermined initial lifting of the front end of the scoop is obtained'followed by a maintained positioning of the scoop at all carryinglevels, as

shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Inthis maintained carrying position the scoop is tilted backward a small amount to more readily retain its load.

Because of the positioning of stops 5i between members It and 30 and the pivoting of members II and 30 to the scoop througha single bracket 28, and alsobecause the thrust toggle members 40- are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the scoop and members 4| are pivoted to the scoop at side brackets 29, the scoop load is carried by a substantially rigid frame work in which the scoop is hung and substantially free from torsional and concentrated stresses.

It will be understood that minor detail changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope. of my invention as recited in the an pended claims, for example the positions of pivots 3| and 45 may be somewhat differently located.

Having thus shown and described my invention, 'I claim:

1. A dump scoop attachment of the class described, comprising a scoop having a pair of side walls, a bottom carrying a forward cutting edge between the side walls, and a rear wall, 'a pair of draw bars normally extending forwardly from the scoop and having their rear ends pivoted to,

the corresponding opposite sides of the scoop near the center of the latter, each said draw bar comprising a pair of toggle-like arms hinged to each other and having interengaging abutment means disposed to prevent-relative downward pivotal movement of the arms when in a substantially extended position, an upper arm extending substantially parallel to the forward arms of said draw bars, means disposed to connect the rear end of said upper arm to the rear end of the scoop connecting links disposed to additionally connect the rear end of saidupper arm to the sides of the scoop and comprising a pair of links pivoted to the corresponding sides of the 4 scoop at points substantially coinciding with the pivotal connections between the corresponding .draw bars and the scoop, means to lift the forward arms of said draw barsto constitute the same as lift bars for the scoop and effect a raising of the hinged toggle joints between the forward and rear arms of the draw bars, and stop means between the rear arms of said draw bars and said connecting links disposed to limitrelative movement therebetween upon raising of said toggle joints of the draw bars to thereby limit the backward tilt of the scoop, whereby the scoop may be carried at any operative level in a backward tilted position to'retaln material therein.

2. A dump scoop attachment of the class de- I scribed, comprising a scoop having a pair of side walls, a bottom carrying a forward cutting edge between the side walls, and a rear wall, a pair of drawbars normally extending forwardly from the scoop and having their rear ends pivoted to the corresponding opposite sides of the scoop near the center of the latter, each said draw bar comprising a pair of toggle-like arms hinged to each other and having interengaging abutment means disposed to prevent relative downward pivotal movement of the arms when in a substantially extended position, an upper arm extending substantially parallel to the forward arms of said draw bars a trip hinged toggle-like connecting means disposed between the rear end of-said upper arm and each side of the scoop with the lower sections thereof pivoted to the scoop sides rearwardly of the corresponding draw bar pivot to the scoop side, means disposed to rigidly con-. nect the upper sections of said connecting means tionally connect the rear end of said upper armto the sides of the scoop and comprising a pair of links pivoted to the corresponding sides of the scoop at points substantially coinciding with the pivotal connections between the corresponding draw bars and the scoop, means to lift the forward arms of ,said draw bars to constitute the same as lift bars for the scoop and effect a raising of the hinged toggle joints between the forward and rear arms of the draw bars, and stop means between the rear arms of said draw bars and said connecting links disposed to limit relative movement therebetween upon raising of said toggle joints of the draw bars to thereby limit the backa ward tilt of the scoop, whereby the scoop may be carried at any operative level in a backward tilted position to retain material therein and with the forces exerted by the lift-bars and the upper arm transmitted directly to the connecting means and connecting links and from these to the opposite sides of the scoop.

. BRUNO F. ARPS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are ,of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Arps Apr. 23, 1946 

